Device for drying corn



H. v. HARRELD DEVICE FOR DRYING CORN March 30,1926.. 1,578,989:

Filed Jari. 20, Y1925 Patented Mar. 30, Y1926.

UNITED STA-TES PATENT orricize.`

HERSCHEL V. HARRELD, OF HEDRICK,KIOWA.

ing device of a collapsible type.

The object of the invention is to provide a drier of this character constructed so as to provide maximum ear supporting means while affording ample air space and ventilation for the corn. v e

Another object is to provide a device of this character with self-locking means for holding the hanger in rigid position/when loaded and which requires no frame for supporting it. A

Another object is to provide a collapsible hanger or drier of this character which may be placed in a very small space when not in use. Y

Vith the foregoing and other objectsin l view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangementof parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departingl from ythe spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 represents a front elevation of a portion of a drier constructed in accordance with this invention with corn ears shown mounted thereon;

Fig. 2 is a similar View of the drier collapsed ready or storing or shipping;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the device; and

Fig. 4 is a detail transverse section.

The drier rack constituting this invention is made in the form of a lazy-tong rstructure composedVo/:tl a plurality of meta-l bars ljand 2 which are of the same lengthand are pivotally connected with each other intermediate their ends as shown at 3. Any desired number ot' these bars may be employed and each bar 2 is pivotally connected at its rear end with the front end of bar 1 as shown at 4 while the rear end of bar 1 is pivotally connected with the front end of the bar 2 below it as shown at 5. The projecting front ends 6 of the bars 1 and 2 extend yjanvier: ron DRYING CORN.

applicati@ mea Janary'ao, 1925. serial Ne. 3,6111.

beyond their pivotal connection with the.

other bars and are pointed to form prongs of corn, Vto .be mounted thereon, said ears beingshown at E in Fig. 1.`VV

This lazy-tong structure when opened for use as shown in Fig. 1 has the bars which constitute it pivotally connected with each other and arranged at right angles to veach or spurs for penetrating the base of the ears other so that when kthe spurs or penetrating en'ds 6 enter lthe bases of the ears of corn, said bases lwill rest flat against said bars which assist in supportingl the ear and peri mit a comparatively short prong to be used'.

When so arranged the base of one ear setsl back under the other so that said ears' may be placed in close relation and yet have sufcientair space between them as is shown` clearly in Fig. 1.

A self-locking device for the rackor drier is provided in the Jform of two links 7 and 8 which are pivotally connected' at their lower or rear ends with the two uppermost bars 1 and 2 as shown at 10 and at their other ends are equipped with overlying heads 11 and 12 which are pivotally connected at theirl centers as shown at 13. The head 11 has a peripheral notch orY recess 14 formed therein while head 12 has a laterally extending lug 15 struck out from the periphery which extends into the recess 14 and by engagement with' @ne 0f u1@ ena Wang; of there 1 cess 14 limits the opening position of the bars as is shown clearly 'in Fig. '1. This connection ofthe heads 11 and 12 forms a self-locking device for the'hanger and holds the bars in rigid position when opened to their full extent.

This arrangement of the bars 1 and 2 with the self-locking links 7 andv 8 connected'v therewith provides a raclrwhich requires no ates as a flue for adording a free circulation of air between the ears of corn.l

lVhen in use this drier or hanger may -be suspended from a rod or other suitable support so that there will be ample ventilation of the corn andjitmay be made of anydesired size being preferably constructed to accommodate twenty ears.

lVhen not in use the hangeris collapsed as i CTI shown in Fig. 2, the bars 1 and 2 folding fiat against each other and occupying a minimum amount of space providing a iat device which may be stored or shipped in numbers, one arranged .over the other, and occupy a very small space.

In a corn drier, a lazy-tong construction comprising z1- pinrality of pivotally con- 10 nected bars, smid bars having outer pointed extremities extended beyond the pivot points of the adjacent hars, the adjacent bars providing stops for the corn positioned on the pointed extremities, and a stop .to prevent movement .of the 'zbars past their operative position in their operative positions.

In testimony that I cia-im the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature.

HERSCHEL V. HARRELD. 

